Synonym(S) : Rhamnus jujuba L., Ziziphus jujuba (L.) Gaertn., nom. illeg.
Family: Rhamnaceae
Eventhough Ziziphus mauritiana is accepted name, many authors are mentioned name as z. jujuba in thier publications.
Arabic : Beri, Bor, Nabbak el fil., nabq, dum, tsal, sadr, zufzuufBambara : Ntomono, Ntomoro .
Burmese : , Zee pen, Zizidaw.
Chinese : Dian ci zao, Suan zao.
English : Indian jujube, Indian plum, Sour jujube, Yunnan jujube, Yunnan spiny jujube.
French : Jujubier de l'Inde.
German : Filzblättrige Jujube.
Hausa : Magaria.Hindi: बदर badar, बेर ber, कुबल kubal, फेनिल phenil, पिच्छल picchal
Japanese : Indo natsume.
Kannada: Yalachi, Barihannu, Yalachi-hannu
Khmer : Putrea.
Laotian : Than.
Malay : Bidara, Dara, Epal siam, Jujub, Widara.
Marathi : बोर Bor, सौबरी Saubari.
Persian : Zizafun, Zizfum, anab or annab
Punjabi: amlai, barari, simli, singli
Sanskrit : बदर Badara, बद्री Badri, बद्री फल Badri phala, सौवीर Sauvir.
Spanish : Azufaifo indio.
Tagalog : Manzanitas.
Tamil : எளந்தை Elandhai.
Telugu : రేగు Regu, Reni రేణి
Thai : Phutsaa.
Swahili : Mkunazi.
Vietnamese : Tao, Tao nhuc.
Other(S) : Bagende (Moré), Bu sédem (Diola), Darey (Djerma), Deem (Wolof), Dim (Wolof), Gic (Serer), Ingic (Serer), Jaabé (Pulaar), Jaabi (Pulaar), Magunuga (Moré), Muegunga (Moré), Mufniga (Moré), Mugulanga (Moré), Nged (Serer), Ngic (Serer), Ngit (Serer), Sideem (Wolof), Sédeem (Wolof), Tôbôrô (Diola), Tôbôrô (Mandingue) - (all African names).
Uses: Fruits—wild var.: astringent, anodyne, cooling, stomachic, styptic. Ripe and dry cultivated var.: mild laxative, expectorant. Seeds—antidiarrhoeal. Kernels—antispasmodic, sedative, antiemetic. Leaves—astringent and diaphoretic. Stem bark—astringent, used in diarrhoea. Root bark—juice purgative, externally applied to rheumatic inflammations and gout. Leaves and twigs—paste applied to
abscesses, boils and carbuncles and in strangury.
Ziziphus mauritiana in Vijayaka Puja
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